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					<h2 class="clientstory">Faces of Hunger</h2>
								



<p class="clientstory"><a href="http://www.2ndharvest.net/aboutus/news_0608_foodcrisis.php"><img class="clientstory" src="test_files/foodcrisis.jpg" alt="Food Crisis" border="0" height="100" width="100"></a><b>Food Banks see huge increase in clients</b><br>
Food bank officials said they're seeing people in their food lines they
haven't seen before, people who suddenly are struggling to buy life's
essentials. They need help to feed their families while they try to
recover from a job loss or house foreclosure. Many are simply trying to
cope with higher gas and food prices, which have risen along with
higher energy prices. For some, having their kids home for the summer
has been the breaking point. Families used to having their children
receive subsidized breakfasts and lunches at school are now scrambling
to provide the extra meals at home. It happens every summer but on top
of everything else, it's worse this year. <br>
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	"Everything is going up - rent, food, gas," said Maria Ramirez, 30. "But I can't give up. I have three girls." <i><a href="http://www.2ndharvest.net/aboutus/news_0608_foodcrisis.php">Read more...<br>
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		</a></i><i>Visit our <a href="http://www.2ndharvest.net/aboutus/faces_of_hunger.php">Faces of Hunger</a> page, with a video detailing Second Harvest's role in the community. </i></p>






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					<h2 class="whatsnew">What's New at the Food Bank:</h2>
						



<h3 class="whatsnew">Great news on Senate Bill 1101</h3> <p class="whatsnew">Senate
Bill 1101 has been signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. This law
reauthorizes the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) tax
check-off. California tax payers can choose to donate from their state
tax refund or add a contribution to their tax bill for EFAP. This money
goes directly to California food banks (like Second Harvest) to
purchase the food our community desperately needs. Last year the EFAP
tax check-off raised more than $438,000 for California’s food banks. We
hope that this law will help keep the issue of addressing hunger on the
radar screens of Californians.<br> <br></p>
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<h3 class="whatsnew"><em>Unnatural Causes</em> Viewing &amp; Discussion</h3>
<p class="whatsnew">Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties invites you to a lively discussion and screening of two
episodes from the PBS series, <em>Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?</em> Viewings and discussions will be held July 22 &amp; 29 and August 19 &amp; 26. <a href="http://www.2ndharvest.net/aboutus/events_unnaturalcauses.php">Learn more</a><br>
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<h3 class="whatsnew">Share Your Lunch Campaign 2008</h3>
<p class="whatsnew">Second Harvest's Share Your Lunch campaign has two
objectives: 1) to feed children during the summer months when they do
not receive free school meals and 2) to raise awareness of the
pervasiveness of local childhood hunger. A donation of just $10 will
feed 20 children. Learn more: <a href="http://www.shareyourlunch.net/">www.ShareYourLunch.net</a><br>
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<h3 class="whatsnew">Our Monthly eNewsletter, Food For Thought</h3>
<p class="whatsnew">We're excited to bring you our monthly eNewsletter.
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local hunger alleviation efforts and the latest happenings at Second
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